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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
LISTEN WHAT A CLEVELAND
JOURNAL SAYS.

The n. Y. Star. the strongest adj
ministration paper in the country.
charges upon the authority of Dan
Manning loss of $50, 100000 reyes
nue. yearly at the port of New York
by undervaluations of imported
goods; and goes on to Say the fault
is not in the law, but in its execu~
ton. Listen what it says:
What we need is a corps of
va'uing officers such as we had
wlen Rober5.J. Walker was secre ia
ry of the Treasury, appraising by
sunh equitable and open methods as
obtained when Augustus Schell was
the Collector of the port. The eff
cials who have held over from Re.
publican administration are not of
that stripe Neither are the Treasu-
ry agents who are supposed to see
to the correction Of errors and the
detections O. delinquents.
Whatever NAV he done about the
law. there is no doubt what must ne
done about the local customs force.
1t must he changed until tie author
ty of ;.dminis' ration no longer rests
with these who cannot or will not 90
honest and efficient work We must
return to reliance upon Democratic
men as well as upon Democratic
methods II we want to save the cam
mercial honor of the port OF New
York"
Good Lord! did you ever hear such
an endorsement Of our position from
q Cleveland journal. A journal
that sneezes every time Cleveland
coughs. Listen, road it again, it is
too good to be lost. ''We must re-
turn to reliance upon Democrat ic
men as we'll as Democratic methods,
if we want to save the commercial
hosor of the port of New York"
Did You ever hear the like before?
Is this not exactly what we have
said GrSt, last and all the while2 'sIt
must be changed" OF cOurse-and
why don't vour Boss turn out these
Republican officials and put IN hons
est Democrats.
Now this is nice. The Star can
say this, and that is Ill right, but if
we presume to say as much we are
dis'oyal. Good.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
KITCHIN & DUNN
ATTORNEYS T. COUNSELLORs AT LAW
Scotland Neck, N. c.
t~Otflce on 10th Sire ct. first door
NOTICE.,

"Brick' romeIoy is not content
with laying a foun iation for a fort.
une in Co OratlO in connection with
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mel, but has opened up new Office
at 234 Broadway. New York c-tyI
from which Ii. is issuing IomerOy 4
Democrat, a handsome sixteen page
paper, in letter style than ever be-
fore, a d is a making a great sue
cess of it. IN it defence OF the prin|
ciples Of ID. mOcracy, the rights OF la !
boz and its opposition to Cleveland
in all that pertains to the Mugwum|
pine>s of his administration, and I'd
his denomination. PomerOy's s Dem
ocIat is as hot as the rear end OF d
hornet. and as solid as the front
end of a buffalo bu'l. And he pa
per is hav ng a widesp cad intu
ence- rLe price of the DEMOCRAT
is ON V two dollars year, and I
va liable present in additional. Il
every subscriber. Agents are want
ed in every town to canvass for tn !
paper, and to make money by
doing. Sample copies free. Addres
Nm. PO ,lERDY, 234 Broadwa
New York city.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
SCOTLAND NECK, N. c.. FRIDAY JANUARY T. 1897

ond question. The present admin
istrstion is doing all in its power to
repudlate. disgrace, cemonetize sill
yer and destroy our areen-back cur
rency. Now must we, in order to be
in harmony with The cranks on our
side, say this is Democratic and join
in with the traitors ard aid in break
ing down the Eoblest, grandest and
soundest political party that ever
controlled the doctrines of the peo.
PIE? Well we shall. not do it to
please any man or party. This is
our country as we'll as yours We
have an inheritance here as well as
you. and we mean to stand by the
principles Of the party as we under
stand them.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
JUDGES SALARIES.

We have read what our exchanges
have said a. On raising the salaries
Of the judges. Well. we thir k
$500 is enough these hard times
for any Judge. We would not OBJ
ject to bill GLOWING each, judge
say three hun red dollars to cover
travelling expense. We don't te-
lievn any judge now on the bench
was making from his profession
at the time he Was elected jud e
moe than twenty y-five hundred dol
lars over his travelling expenses, and
We don't believe they could make so
much now at the bar. And if tley
think they can let them resign and
try it. All their places can be fill
ed as ably as they are now filed
from the ranks of the profession.
We are not in favor of doing any
thins more for office-holders or
offices seekers until there is some
thing done for the people. If fpublic
servants can't afford to serve thepub
lie for the salar es attached to tier
offices let them return to private
life. There is no compulsiOn to
hold office. If our contemporaries
really kaew how poor our people
are and how hard it is for them to
make buckle and tongue meet, they
would not consent to lay one pound
of burden more upon them.
Wait gentlemen uotll we can see
and feel that grand and glorious
prosperity in he state Of which you
so proudly boast. The prosperity
and good time of which YOU speak
have not put 10 an appearance in
this section yet. None Of our Judge s
are suffering, and if tiey are. the
people are suffering still mcre.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
LABOR SAVING MACHINES

1t is very serious question in our
mind, whether the invention, Of
labor saving machines, 20 the extent
they seem destined to 90, is bene-
fetal to the Iaboring classes of the
human family. The more inventions
and the more perfect they do their
work the more labor the accumula>
ted capital of the world can DIS
pense with. For instance, it form
erly took ten shoe makers to make
shoes for one thousand people six
months, whereas now, with labor
saving machines. two men can make
shoes enough to last ten thousand
people twelve months. Suppose
some inventive genius, that did not
have three grains of common-sense
in any other department of human
industry. were to invent a perfect
machine to pick out the cotton crop
Of the South. with one fiftieth part
of the labor Eew employed in It's
housing? Don't you see forty nine la
borers out Of every fifty in the South
during the three fall months would
be out of employ ment aad on star
vation atoms? OF course it would
ben eft the cotton grower, bat it
gould he death to the five million
cotton pickers who nuw house the
cotton crop OF the South. The same
may be said Of all kinus Of work.
If every man owned a small farm
sufficient to support himst If on and
shelter him and his from the
storms of wioter, then these ma
chlucs weuld enable each individual
to give more time to the cultivation
of his mind and for other leisure or
rather non-lucrative callings. But
as not more than One-tenth of the
human race own land, what will be-
come Of the other nine tenths, if
this one tenth can dispense with the
labor Of the otner nine-tenths?
Wealth accumulated in the hands of
a few has neither soul nor mer>
cy. Neither money nor power has
any feeling, sympathy, charity or
mercy. Dependence poverty, help
lessDess and want would be kicked
about by wealth and power as foot
balls If they should ever get full
and complete control of the destines
of tho race of meu. It is said that
corporations have no souls. Wealth,
power and authority combined are
utterly devoid of any of tie attri>
Dutes Of God. and weuld If allowed.
ride rough shod over Deity Himself, !,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07

tEis. is to stifle trade, hedge in com~
merce. bring about stagnatien in
business, ard super>induce ruin and
poverty. 1t would be very unjust
to remove the Tariff from sugar, wool
ard rec. but to do so would drive
the sug. IT, ric,, aid wool pro lucers
oi this Country IN TIVE Democratic
party. and would enable this party
to rt model the Tariff and put all
Tariffs on revenue, basis. Sugar
pays 55OOO,O00 dollars into the
Golfers of the governments. This is
S25, ,O0G.0O0 more than 1T ought to
ply Make the Tariff half what it
is now, and it would be a clear SAYS
ing to the people of mo- than $1oo,
ooo. 900 yearly. Foreign merchants
would import in to this country
double what they import now, and
tLat would raise fifty million dollars
ieye nue. and save the people in the
re Iuced price of sugar more than
one hundred million dollars. 1t
woul not be SO profitable te the
Louisiana sugar grower, TO be sure,
Ouc Why should the sugar grower in
louisiana be protected any more
than the North Carolina cotton grow
er? Why should the the sagar men.
the rice men, the iron men. the steel
men, and tile wool men, rec ieve
more consideration from the governs
men, han the whest and cora raiser,
the cotton grower, the plower, the
black smith, the doctor, the lawyer,
the farmer the dtt;her Or raj split
ter? Yet the governn tax S
each of the latter class near fifty per
cent .on everyth;r g he consumed for
the special benefit Of the former
classes. 1t is wrong, it is mean, it
is oppression, it is downright rob
| be:y to levy contribution on fifty
five million Of people for the special
benz fit OF three million. Yet tAis is
exactly what the r. R'publican party
is Going and has he4n dong for the
| last @enty ears with tt e aid OF
Sam Randall, Mcpherson AID com
pany.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
WAKE FOR EST.

One hundred Thousand Baptists'
learts in North Carolina have been
made glad with great joy hy the no>
hle and magnificent gift of fifty thous-
and dollars to the endowment fund
of Wake Forest College. This dola
ton is all the more gratifying ana in
spring be cause 1t came from North
ern manand a Baptist. The Lord
mus. have inspired and moved the
he art Ct this Christian gentleman TO
make this splendid gift to our noble
institution. Not only Baptists' hearts
have been made glad in tn State, but
five hundred thousand other christian
hearts in the Site Join with us in re-
joicing and thanking the noble giyer
for his bIgnesS of heart, and great
ness Of soul. 1t is grand impetus
to the cause of education all over
the State. Twice Wake Forest has
been torn, once before the war and
once since the war. She struggled
in her ;nfa cy efore the war 20 al
most womanhood but the war wreck.
ed her hopes and flastcd her pres.
pect-. After the war she started
not where she left off, but where she
first began.
Bv the indomitable, and invi.ci
bic efforts Of the Trustees and the
Baptists of the State this institu'
tion after the war, almest Phoenix,
like, rose from its ruins until now it
ranks with the foremost colleges Of
the South. This College has just be
guu its career of usefulness. We
still expect God to move upon the
hearts of his people, as he did of Ole
upon the face of the waters, anti
the endowment fund shall reac
half million ani Wake Forest Col
lege shall stand at the head of the
list Of the colleges Of tne Sou tn.
God bless Bostick and all Other
noble hearted Christian gen.lemer
WHO are inspired and moved to sucl
noble deeds Of love. charity, an(
Misunderstanding. Nay their rot
be washed as white as snow. aaG
their names be exalte and honorat
in the kingdom Of God.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
much less over His creation.

And herein the dangers to the
liberties Of the masses lie. Seventy
of the wealthlest men in the United
States can in twenty -four hours put
the price Of meat, fiodr, cotton, wheat
or any other commodity produced by
the twenty millions Of laborers in
this country up or down just as it
may suit~their plans Of speculation
They can at the tick Of the wires
put the necessarles Of life out Of he
reach Of the majority of the people.
And they are enabled to do this bv
lahor-saving machines and by tie
combination Of theii wealth. and its
cOncer tration upon any one article
at time or any half dozen commod-
tiles at Cne and the same time
This enormous and dang erous power
OUGHT to lie taken away from that
class of people at oace. the bond
holders, BANKERS, railre IDS, teI,-
graph companies and manufacturers
conttol the legislature Of Congress
and Of ali the States. and until this
power is kroken, this influence dc
stroycd. there is not, nor can le,any.
hope for the masses of the people
The surest way to bring absnr hons
est legislation, is t. elect none bat
honest men who have no interest
IN these corporations. Let the work
begin in the next election.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
WHIT r. Be DONE.

If til Democratic party des res
success let it 1t once curtail the
annual expenses ofthe national gov
ernment at least fifty million dollars
and at the same time aud in the
sane act, if possihie.reduce the tax
es one hundred million. This will
give and restore confidence, it will
give relief to tie PEOPLE, it will de-
prive the manufact turers Of the priv
i,ege and power to extort from the
People three or four hundred mill
ious Of dol over aud above the
cost cf production and the legitlma ate
profits OF their business. We have
charged the Republican party with
sCutuderl1g and stealing yearly
tram lifty to one hundred millions OF
the peoples money, and we were
slmple-mindei enough to believe
the charges true and we still bel eve
the cnai 9eS true. we tOlu Tie peo,
PIE, if they would restore us TO pow :
er we would save that amount
Now If we fail to keep that pledge
are we not obnoxious to the same
charges Of extravagance, cerruptioa
and unfaithfuIness? II the same
amount Of taxes are collected and
expended under a Democratic adj
ministration as unuer,a Republican
administration. what have the T eo>
pie gained by the change, and espe
cially what have they gained if the
Republicans are retained in office
under a Democratic administration?
Our leaders ought to seriously con-
slider these things and act accord
ingly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
THE GREAT MEN OF EARTH.

We are sick and tired of so much
gush AMI nonsense over every Re
publican when the Lord has seen fit
iuH Is plsdom to cut down. In the
estimation Of tie South. judging
from some of our exchanges, AbTt-
ham Lincoln was the greatest man the
world has ever produced, Grant the
next greatest, and then comes John
a. Logar. The dead body of each of
these gods were put on exh ibitIon,
that an idoliZing world might view
their SUI RENE granduer, greatness
and goodness. The South hater now
les in state in the rotunda of the
National Capitol that his idoliz rs Of
the North and the hypocriies ani
sycophants Of the South can show
their love and ytneration for the de
parted, and Pay homage
to the deal body, and hsnor
his great craftsmanship, general
shjr, magnanimlty ana Christian
virtueg. This paper has neither
loy e nor yener alton for any such
nor has it much respect for any
Soathern pan who goes into spasms
over their departure,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
Il ALL ROADS

!. LBEMARLE i RALEIGH RAIL
AROAD CO.
And after this date. trans will rul
IN this r "a by the follow iny Schedule
rarboro, n. c. prll l, 1885
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
ROTATION IN OFFICE

To be National Democratic man
must worship the men ia the White
House and confess that the Demo
cratic party is taken up by ahsorp-
ito and is conferred in him. To be a
Democrat in North Carolina, we pre-
sumo a mon must support Thomas
j. Jarvis for Governor and then Tor
United States SenatO.. Well, we
have no objection to anv man in the
State, who feels so disposed. doing
just as he pleases in this matter, but
as for Us, We shall take no Cleveland
aor Jarvis in ours. We have ai6el
IN honoring both of the Sc gentlmer
time and again and we hope them
great success in tie positions they
now hold Ut we think there are
other eq" ally as able. worthy and
available men as they are, who can
come as near as either of these gen
tlemen in carving the United States
and the State If North Carolina in
1885, and if It should ever come
to pass that any one man shall be
indispensable to the salvation of the
Democratic party, We think tie par
ty hal better disband. If its life
and success depends upen snch a
slender thread. it Can not live long.
Put us down on the side of rotation
IN office all things else being equal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07

H0f n fields scarce, but those who write to
HHI l / Stinson Co, Portland, NJ Mane will receive
IrIuU i i free, full information about work which
HlytII they do and live at home, that will pay
~ Will them from s. to $25 per day. Some have
earned $50 day Either young old Capital
required You stated free Those who start
are absolutely sure Of snug little fortunes All is new
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
NJ ]. 81 {
STORE.

Having taken the Agency for the sale
Of all kinds of musical instruments. from
a ajewsharp, to finest piano or organ. with
samples on hand; we cordially invite the
adj es and public generally, to call atour
music store: cor Main & Tenth st and
examine for themselves.
Miss Eva Nj k:tchm, musical exbert,
will have charge, and order promptly
any thing not on hand.
Every thing sold at factory prices and
no deception. For cash or on the instat
ments plan. Nothing but the
bost standard goods are kept. Is days
trial given on Pianos or Organs. to re
sponsible parties and six month privilege
to eXchs ge them.
All freights paid to your nearest sta
ton or landing, and return frelght's II 1t
fails to give satisfaction.
Now Is the time to buy harp of a
thousand strings" and cultivate your tai
bling git of nature.
John L. Kitchin g Co.
SCOTLAND NECK \. &.
April 27 1886.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
A rs YER, DEAR BROTHERS.
ANS YER.

! Let tho e who are continually
cal ping at tile DEMOCRAT, the Will
mlngton Star and other sold, ,u.. adul-
terated Democratic papers. answer
one or TWO questions which we Will
now PROFOUND. Must we endorse,
throw up enr hats. and hurrah for
our side, when our side is doing ex-
! actly what VIC nave Leon denOuncipo
the other side for the last twenty
| Years and hec4use of which they
were driven from power by the neo-
pie in 1884? Please answer this So
berly. candi1iy. honestly and with
Democratic coura e and with bro .h>
erly love We are more panied 1T
heart and deeply mortified to be
constrained to disagree with such
men as fill the most exalted posi>
tons now within the gift OF the peo-
pie. CoIrdp;Ion. extravaganza,
fraud, malefcent and all manner Of
wronrs were chsrsed against tie
Republican parry before 1884 Aud
as a proof of Oar charges. We ,ver
and snon referred to the amount of
money unjn>tIy collected and eXpend
e | yearly by tie Republican party.
Now the square truth is, we have
collector and expended more money
yearly since we have been In power
than the Republican party did. You
say it was collected and expended
according to law. Granted. But
under a Democratic administration
laws were passed and approved by a
Democratic Presi lent which made it
Necessary to eXpend more money
han under & Ralu lican adminIstra-
ton. The pens,Ol Obligations are,
we elitve. $1G,000,00o more than
heretofore an tie river and the har-
bnr bill about S6,Ooo,ooO mole than
usual, bat these amountS we're un-
justly added to The burdens OF tho
people by a Democratic administers
ton. And now this same a lminis>
tratlon proposes to exp nd froM
$50, 100000 to $lOo,ooO, 900 more
upon coast defences. Every dollar
used ovrr five or SIX millions il for
tfying the SIX thousand miles Of wa
ter lIae around the United States,
will be so much money extorted from
the taxpayers for useless purpose
'He doubt whether over one or two
mllIions ought to he used. Three
thous and miles expance of water
separates Us from all foreign pow-
ers. For nearly one hundred years,
while we we're growing from infancy
To man hood, 10 nation has ever
threatened to invade our soil OF
Sorabaid our seaports. Is it reasons
able to suppose, now we are full
crown as q nation and a power
among the powers of the earth, tha.
any one or all Of them com bined, will
'ever attempt TO invade our country
Or even attempt to ST ell our cities on
tue waters edge9 We say not;and IN
our judgement all this to do about
seacoast defences, is another plan TO
get rid o. the Surplus aud keep the
present war taxes up, and h. yoke 5
upon he necks of the people. This
IS our opinion, ana yet we expect to
be charged with being opposed to
the party, because we have honesty
and manhood enough to speak what
we think. We don't care If every
mal, wO nan and child in the United
States think we ought to spend mill
IONS on coast defences, we enter our
dissent from any such proposition
to get rid of the surplus; and we
don't care who it pie ,ses or who it
displeases. We have digressed a
little, but We now come to our sec>
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
ia RIFF.

Powerful monopolies. uni just an i
exorbltant duties en- imports. amt
numberiess restrictions on commerce
have almost stopped
expectation and Importation. Ia
truth it may lie said that the United
States make what they consum md
consume wi at they make. We elk
no markets for cur production, AID
commodities in foreign lands a d al
low no lo,eiga pro iuctions or COM
modilies to c, me here. This course
pursued by the Protectionists, is III
opposition to the laws OF nature AID
the laws Of trade. No country eve.
proSpered or can prosper under sncll
restrictions and prohibitions. Con-
merce ought to be free an untram
rnele,i; trade and barter, the first law
ofkoltical economy, can not succeed
or p, osper without the greatest liber-
ty and the least restrictions. The
policy pursued by the Pretectionists
since the war will ultimately ruin
and lapoverish beyond redemption
the American people. if tolerated.
We must have markets for our own
production. Our people can neither
buy nor consume all we produce, and
none but cranks can so believe. Ev-
erv citizen ought to be allowed to
sell in the hi chest markets and buy
in the lowest markets. s'ro : forbid
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
NO g.

RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
RAILROAD COMPANY, :
COMMENCING SUND Y July s, 'S3.
Trains on this road will run as follows !:
LEAVE RICHMOND-SoUTH
1880 A NJ daily. connecting for Norfolk,
Raleigh. Charleston, Savannah
and Florida. Stops at Drew
rvs Bluff, Centralia and Ches-
ter. Pullman sleeper New York
to Savannah.
$50 P NJ FAST NAIL. daily, connecting
for Charleston. Savannah and
Florida. This train makes no
- local stops. Pullman sleeper
= Washington to Charleston.
j:0S NJ ACCOMMODATION, daily teA-
cept Sunday)
6:5S A NJ freight, daily(except Sunday.)
5:5s 5:5s ? 2 n n Sunday excursion
LEAVE PETERSBURG -NoRTHwARD---
FROM APPOMATTOX DEPOT.
l:5S A NJ FAST NAIL. daily Makes no
local stops. Sleeper Charleston
to Washington.
7:3O NJ ACCOMMODATIONS, daily (e1-
cept Snnday.)
3:27 p daily. Stops at Chester, Centra-
liza and Drewry's Bluff. Pull
man sleeper Savannah to New
York
:os P NJ freight, daily except Suhiay}
i:ss I:ss > > n n Sunday excursion.
All daily passenger trains make close
connection at Richmond for all points
north. east and west TIE ONLY ALL
RAIL ROUTE TO NORFOLK Leave|
Richmond 1870 A NJ daily arrive at
Norfolk at NJ
Leave Norfolk 1913 P NJ daily. Arrive
at Richmond at 4::29 P. NJ.
j. r. KENLY, Gen'l Sup't,
SOL. HAAS, Traffic Manager,
NJ. EMERSON. Gem Pass Ag't
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-07
TIME TABLE.

CONNECTIONS:
At Tarbo.o. with WV & r. r. A,
Williamson with Roanoke. Norfolk &
Baltimore Steam Boats for Washington
and GAINESVILLE R. r. At GAINESVILLE
Norfolk Southern R. R. at Edenton.
Subject to change without Notice.
JAS. Fl. PETTY, Gen. Sup't.
Tarboro. II. c., june st, 1883.